Kent Greene will operate Port of South Louisiana's St. John Airport in Reserve

Kent Greene has been named the new director of operations of Port of South Louisiana’s St. John Parish Airport in Reserve. He will work with the port’s administration team to oversee the current on-going improvement and expansion projects and supervise its day-to-day operations.

Kent Greene

Greene is familiar with the St. John Parish airport. “St. John Airport is very special to me," Greene said. "That is where I learned to fly; that is where my aircraft is based; that is the runway I look forward to seeing after a long flight; that is my aviation home.”

“I am so excited about the progress happening at the airport," he said. "We are currently expanding the runway to better service larger aircraft and small corporate jets, which, weather permitting, should be completed by the end of April. We are in the process of opening a new temporary terminal building that will better serve the needs of pilots, flight crews, and passengers flying in and out of our airport. We are adding Jet-A fuel to the services offered at the airport.”

Born and raised in Tennessee, Greene made the New Orleans area his home in 1985. Although he has 23 years of experience in the automotive business, aviation is his passion. He earned his pilot’s license in 1999 after taking flight lessons at the St. John Parish Airport.

Two years later, he began flying for the Coast Guard Auxiliary Squadron attached to the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in New Orleans until 2008. Between 2005 and 2009, Greene was appointed Auxiliary Air Coordinator for said squadron. He has owned nine aircraft in the 14 years he’s been a pilot and, for the last four years, he has been in the aviation business, owning two aviation-related businesses. Greene and Julie, his wife of 27 years, are residents of St. Charles Parish along with their two sons Benjamin and Brandon.